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Hi. Still here.... I've been working on finishing up a whole bunch of ideas to send off to a gift company. I met someone at The Creative Connection event who's interested in my gift line ideas. It's not exactly top secret; I just don't want to show much of what I've been up to yet on the web-- (I'm sure you can understand why.) But I'm afraid I must be looking like such a slacker with no ideas or projects for you lately, so I thought I'd explain myself (as much as I can for now). Here's a tiny peek of one idea.

I am so loving sitting and stitching though now my fingers have toughened up (so sore for awhile I had to stop for a day!) Lots of experimenting with fabrics, trims, lace, stitches, and ribbon. My hands are busy, but I find my mind has lots of time to wander over to other ideas.... 

  

Like what to be making for Christmas projects, soon!  And what to make out of this pile of estate sale doves??? Got any good ideas you guys? (Of course I could just sell them individually as ornaments, but hey, that would make my life just too darn easy.)  So far I can see them in ivory wreaths, but there are like thirty doves here... what else?

 
 
 
I've been thinking alot about this book too since I read it last summer. Chapter two is titled, "Sufficient." One story is about a friend of the author's who has a gardener who comes to help her with her large garden every so often. After he's finished gardening, she makes him lunch. He always tells her his small portion of food is sufficient, and the way he says it, the friend knows not to try and make him eat more. I was so struck by the stories in this chapter. I mean, this is America, land of excess, never enough-- more more more. The land of the all-you-can-eat-buffet! Who ever says, this is sufficient? But I find myself thinking of the word sufficient everyday now. And it has been liberating, let me tell you, liberating. Because I realized that just about everything in my life is... guess what... sufficient. And for a girl who has so often struggled with thinking she's never quite enough, well, it's huge to feel sufficient for a change (most of the time.)

I have sufficient health and so does my husband and children. 

I have a sufficient home.

I have sufficient clothes.

I have sufficient friends.

I have sufficient intelligence.

I have sufficient faith.

I am enough. 

No, not perfect. I will never be perfect, and I don't need to be. Sufficient does not mean perfect; I'm getting it.  My thighs are not perfect (never will be), but they are sufficient; they attach my legs to my bum and I can walk. Sufficiently.

I think it's amazing what one word, at just the right time, at just the right twist of the lightbulb moment can do. Not too much, not too little-- the mama bear chair. That's it. Yay.

I think I've finally got it (yay, for the blonde ;))... sufficiently, and clear down to my toes.

Happy Wednesday to you! XoXKelly 

 

P.S. EDITED After rereading my post, I found it looking rather ironic that I am writing about a gift line and American excessiveness! Well, all I can say for now is the gift-line company I'm working on ideas for is about humanitarian aid for those whose lives are far from sufficient.....

 

 

 

Comments

[Traci]

sufficient is perfect - when you put everything in perspective. i love this. thank you so much for sharing. what a wonderful way to view our lives.

i wish you all the luck in the world with this new endeavor. you are amazing and i know they will love your projects.

[Maria]

Hey Blondie! :) Keeping my fingers xed about the gift ideas. I'm sure they are great!! Re doves, maybe you could handwrite sweet notes or inspirations and attach them to the doves and give them as gifts this season? As in letter carrying pigeons?

Sufficient is a wonderful word. I really like what you wrote about that, and it's a good place to be in life.

[Brenda Just a bed of Roses]

I'll agree with Maria and add: attach the word sufficient.
that would be sufficient enough!

Thanks for sharing you top secret, we understand, hey it's business.

And where better to focus than on humanitarian...you'll be blessed, or should I say your family will be blessed and what a good reminder for the next season of Thankfulness.

[cindy geilmann]

I love what ever your project is. I can't wait to hear more about it. Good luck with it.

About those beautiful doves. I can see a crystle chandelier with white doves peeking out from the tear drops.

big hugs
cindy@stitches

[Julie]

Enjoyed your peaky peak at what you're making for the mystery company. :) Praying for you this evening, my friend. Just thought I'd tell you so.
xx Julie